HAPPY HOLIDAYS! It’s the last day of fall, and my last recipe is JUST in the nick of time. SO, I’ve gotten a few requests for christmas-time cupcakes. To me, the holidays equal twinkling lights, pine tree candles, red wine and maybe a glass of eggnog to top the night off. Last year my mom made wonderful homemade eggnog which gave me the inspiration for these! Top with a little bit of cinnamon and you have yourself a wonderful, festive, untraditional dessert… 

Cupcakes: 

1/2 c. butter

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 shot of rum

1/2 c. eggnog

Frosting:

1 shot of rum

1 c. butter

1/4 c. eggnog

Powdered sugar to taste (I used about 3 cups)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs. Mix all dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Slowly add a third of the dry ingredients to the wet,  stopping to add some eggnog/rum. Once it’s all combined, scoop into a lined cupcake pan. For frosting, whip butter, rum and eggnog until smooth. Add powdered sugar in 1/2 c. increments until you achieve desired flavor and thickness! Make sure your cupcakes are completely cool before frosting. 

Notes for the coolest cupcakes: CUPCAKES! I love em. Despite the small amount of eggnog added to these, they tasted QUITE like the holiday drink! I think the rum and the cinnamon helped. The cupcakes were delicious, but a little dense. The next time I might leave out a 1/4 cup of flour or so to see if that would help. Other than that, top with a cinnamon stick and enjoy!